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i think we have a shot in florida. i think barack obama is going to get re-elected. >> governor barber -- >> i'm sure governor barber agrees with this, right? >> i'm trying to keep a straight face. >> governor barber, you are one of the smartest political tacticians out there. you know a lot about politics. let me ask you about where governor romney is beginning today. he's going to pennsylvania, the state that he only visited a couple of days ago, and ohio. he's going there to the cleveland area, which is northern ohio. normally a democratic stronghold. on ohio, does that suggest to you that he's underperforming in an area with noncollege educated whites which he will need in order to win ohio? >> if you suggest to me that they feel very good about the republican party for ohio, and that they have seen moves particularly throughout the month of october of swing voters, of independents, various groups that makes them think they can cut down obama's margin in cleveland and northeast ohio, as far as pennsylvania is conce
i think we have a shot in florida. i think barack obama is going to get re-elected. >> governor barber -- >> i'm sure governor barber agrees with this, right? >> i'm trying to keep a straight face. >> governor barber, you are one of the smartest political tacticians out there. you know a lot about politics. let me ask you about where governor romney is beginning today. he's going to pennsylvania, the state that he only visited a couple of days ago, and ohio. he's going...
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where have the candidates been focusing in florida lately? >> here in florida the polls have been open for four hours. all morning long we've seen a steady stream of voters here at the university of south florida in tampa. now, all eyes are going to be focused on this area and the interstate 4 corridor. that's the area between here and orlando where there are a number of independent voters. that's precisely why we've seen so many visits from the candidates here in recent months. dozens between the two men, in fact. also, the campaigns have been very aggressively focusing on hispanic voters here. there are some 1.6 million latino registered voters here in florida, and campaign officials tell me they really tried to appeal to them in a way that they appeal to the broader electorate, by talking about the economy, improving the economic picture and creating jobs. for "cbs this morning," elaine quijano, tampa. >>> in 2008 barack obama won the state of wisconsin by 14 points. the race this year is predicted to be much closer. chip reid is in madiso
where have the candidates been focusing in florida lately? >> here in florida the polls have been open for four hours. all morning long we've seen a steady stream of voters here at the university of south florida in tampa. now, all eyes are going to be focused on this area and the interstate 4 corridor. that's the area between here and orlando where there are a number of independent voters. that's precisely why we've seen so many visits from the candidates here in recent months. dozens...
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one of them, florida, still has not been decided. still the president won just about half of the popular vote. he and governor romney ran neck and neck for most of election night. in his victory speech president obama told supporters in chicago that he'll return to washington more determined and more inspired. >> tonight the path of perfecting our union moves forward. america has never been about what can be done for us. it's about what can be done by us together. during the hard and frustrating but necessary work of self-government. that's the principle we were founded on. it doesn't matter whether you're black or white or hispanic or asian or native american or young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight. you can make it here in america if you're willing to try. we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions. and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states! we are and forever will be the united states of america! and together, with your help and god's grace, we will continue our journey
one of them, florida, still has not been decided. still the president won just about half of the popular vote. he and governor romney ran neck and neck for most of election night. in his victory speech president obama told supporters in chicago that he'll return to washington more determined and more inspired. >> tonight the path of perfecting our union moves forward. america has never been about what can be done for us. it's about what can be done by us together. during the hard and...
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we have to make sure florida never gets the olympic. >> florida. wow. >> no hanging chads this time but as you heard the presidential race in florida is again too close to call. we haven't called it yet. unlike 2000 the final outcome does not decide who wins. >> long time "miami herald" columnist carl hiassen is here to talk about the florida vote. his best selling novel is called "chomp." what is it with florida as kimmel said? >> we're in a state of euphoria because it didn't come down to us. we all live in dread of another repeat of bush versus gore. i don't know. i don't have an explanation. we can't seem to figure out how to count a ballot. and this could go on for years before we know how florida went in the election. >> talk about the 2000 election, 2004 or 2012? >> they should just leave that space on the electoral map, just leave us blank all the time. that would be the best thing they can do for florida. >> i can't imagine because of the circumstances that governor romney will demand a recount. >> i mean unless he want as vacation down he
we have to make sure florida never gets the olympic. >> florida. wow. >> no hanging chads this time but as you heard the presidential race in florida is again too close to call. we haven't called it yet. unlike 2000 the final outcome does not decide who wins. >> long time "miami herald" columnist carl hiassen is here to talk about the florida vote. his best selling novel is called "chomp." what is it with florida as kimmel said? >> we're in a state of...
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it went all the way down to florida. so, the regularity of cold air from the arctic and warm air from the caribbean area, hotter than normal. the collision of those two morphed into an animal we've never seen before. this hybrid storm became the hurricane from hell. >> is it a trend? would you use the word trend? >> it could be a trend. in other words, the takeaway factor from this interview could be that we could be seeing a new way of life, that we may have to get used to the fact that glaciers are receding, the north polar region is shrinking and thinning, that summers are getting longer and that tropical diseases are spreading north. and that we could have more energized monster storms by the warming of the caribbean and the gulf. >> as you know, mayor bloomberg stepped forward and endorsed president obama because he raised the question that the impact of hurricane sandy had put in stark and very clear what the choices were coming up in this political campaign. i mean, tell me what you think the political questions a
it went all the way down to florida. so, the regularity of cold air from the arctic and warm air from the caribbean area, hotter than normal. the collision of those two morphed into an animal we've never seen before. this hybrid storm became the hurricane from hell. >> is it a trend? would you use the word trend? >> it could be a trend. in other words, the takeaway factor from this interview could be that we could be seeing a new way of life, that we may have to get used to the fact...
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florida is still too close to call. as predicted the popular vote is much closer, about 50% of americans voted for the president while 48% chose romney. we have complete election coverage this morning beginning with nancy cordes in chicago. she covered president obama's victory speech which was just a few hours ago. nancy good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah and charlie. the race ended up just about where the obama campaign had been predicting. they swept nearly all the battleground states so they won many of them by razor thin margin. the president returned to washington today to begin the hard work of repairing frayed relationships with the other side, after a bruising often petty campaign. it was well after midnight when the president, vice president and their families hugged and waved to supporters from the stage at mccormick place, after president obama declared victory. >> tonight more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union
florida is still too close to call. as predicted the popular vote is much closer, about 50% of americans voted for the president while 48% chose romney. we have complete election coverage this morning beginning with nancy cordes in chicago. she covered president obama's victory speech which was just a few hours ago. nancy good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah and charlie. the race ended up just about where the obama campaign had been predicting. they swept nearly all the...
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that's where you find fort myers, florida. this is a great forecast fort myers, that's where my shout out goes this week because fort myers beach, florida is where they are hosting the american sand sculpting championships with 16 of the world's best sculpt torors competing in the masters division. across the board we're talking a special amateur competition. special thank you to everybody watching cbs "this morning saturday." >> americans have lots of holiday tradition like is going the movies and this year hollywood is ready to roar. >> my name is pi. i have been in ship wreck. i am on a lifeboat alone with a tiger. >> that is from "the life of pi." let's talk about that and the rest of what's going to show up this weekend. we're going to start with the movies that come out first is one is "silver lining playbook." >> it opens for real on wednesday. this is the best movie i've seen so far this year. bradley cooper is just out of a mental institution and has to put his life together. he moves back in with his parents. he meet
that's where you find fort myers, florida. this is a great forecast fort myers, that's where my shout out goes this week because fort myers beach, florida is where they are hosting the american sand sculpting championships with 16 of the world's best sculpt torors competing in the masters division. across the board we're talking a special amateur competition. special thank you to everybody watching cbs "this morning saturday." >> americans have lots of holiday tradition like is...